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Public shore fishing spots in Ramsey County, Minnesota

DNR records list 25 public shore fishing spots in Ramsey County: 23 fishing piers and 2 shore or bank fishing sites. Check current access before visiting.

Source: Minnesota DNR public fishing sites, retrieved 2026-09-09 · 5 recorded as accessible

SpotWaterMaintained byGetting there
Bald Eagle Lake Fishing Pier Water: Bald Eagle Maintained by: Ramsey County Getting there: Hugo Road and Overlake Drive. no fee. White Bear Township.
Beaver Lake Fishing Pier Water: Beaver Maintained by: Ramsey County Getting there: On St. Paul/Maplewood border, take White Bear Ave N off I-94 to Stillwater Ave, go E to Nokomis, then N 1 block to Case, E to Edgewater Blvd, pier on W shore.
Bennet Lake Fishing Pier Water: Bennett Maintained by: City of Roseville Getting there: In Roseville's Central Park, at the SE corner of Co Rd C and Lexington.
Como Lake Fishing Pier Water: Como Maintained by: City of St. Paul Getting there: In St. Paul's Como Park, (lake is E of Lexington Ave) 1/2 mi S of Larpenteur Ave, pier on SE shore
Gervais Lake Fishing Pier Water: Gervais Maintained by: City of Little Canada Getting there: In Little Canada, Hwy 36 to Edgerton, N just past County B2 to Lake Gervais County Park
Gervais Mill Pond North Fishing Pier Water: Gervais Mill Pond Maintained by: City of Little Canada Getting there: No directions published
Gervais Mill Pond South Fishing Pier Water: Gervais Mill Pond Maintained by: City of Little Canada Getting there: No directions published
Handlos Pond Fishing Pier Water: Handlo's Maintained by: City of White Bear Lake Getting there: In White Bear Lake, from I-694 take Co Rr. 65 (White Bear Av.) N 1/4 mi.,go E on Orchard Lane 1/4 mi to Park Dr. Pier is in Lakewood Hills Park.
Island Lake Fishing Pier Water: Island Maintained by: Ramsey County Getting there: In Shoreview, Ramsey County Park, from I-694 to Victoria St exit and go S to the gravel frontage road and turn left, pier on W shore.
Johanna Lake Fishing Site
Shore Fishing Site
Accessible
Water: Johanna Maintained by: City of Arden Hills Getting there: In Arden Hills, 3500 Lake Johanna Boulevard, Tony Schmidt Regional Park
Josephine Lake Fishing Pier Water: Josephine Maintained by: Ramsey County Getting there: In Roseville, Take highway 36 to Lexington Ave. and Josephine Road in Lake Josephine Park.
Lake Josephine County Park Fishing Pier
Accessible
Water: Josephine Maintained by: City of Roseville Getting there: No directions published
Spoon (Keller) Lake Fishing Pier Water: Keller Maintained by: Ramsey County Getting there: In Maplewood, take Edgerton exit off Hwy 36, turn right on Co Rd B2, turn left on Arcade Street, turn right on Keller Parkway, Parking lot is on the right.
Langton Lake Fishing Pier Water: Langton Maintained by: Ramsey County Getting there: In city of Roseville, 1/2 mi N of Co Rd C on Cleveland, turn E on Co Rd C2 into city park.
Loeb Lake Fishing Pier Water: Loeb Maintained by: City of St. Paul Getting there: In St. Paul from I-35E, take Maryland Ave W to Makubin, pier is on the E shore.
Long Lake Fishing Pier Water: Long Maintained by: Ramsey County Getting there: In New Brighton, (N of I-694 & W of I-35W), take the Long Lake Road exit from I-694, go E on Beach Road, pier on S shore. (Next to boat ramp).
McCarrons Lake Fishing Pier Water: McCarron Maintained by: City of Roseville Getting there: In the city of St. Paul 1 block N of Larpenteur on Rice St in County park.
Lake Phalen Regional Park Fishing Pier
Accessible
Water: Phalen Maintained by: City of St. Paul Getting there: No directions published
Lake Phalen Regional Park Shore Fishing Site
Accessible
Water: Phalen Maintained by: City of St. Paul Getting there: In St. Paul's Phalen Park, on E Shore Dr on the N shore of the lake. A parking lot is available W of the main parkway road.
Round Lake Fishing Pier Water: Phalen Maintained by: Ramsey County Getting there: In Maplewood, Keller/ Phalen Park, take Hwy 61 to Parkway Dr, go E to the park, the parking lot entrance is off Parkway Dr, pier is on NE shore.
Silver Lake Fishing Pier Water: Silver Maintained by: City of North St. Paul Getting there: In N St Paul, take Century Ave exit from I-694, go S about 1 mi to 19th Ave, go W to the lake, pier on SE shore.
Sucker Lake Shore Fishing Site
Accessible
Water: Sucker Maintained by: Ramsey County Getting there: No directions published
Wakefield Lake Fishing Pier Water: Wakefield Maintained by: City of Maplewood Getting there: In Maplewood, at Wakefield Park, 1860 Hazelwood St. N. or 1887 Prosperity Road
White Bear Lake Fishing Pier Water: White Bear Maintained by: City of White Bear Lake Getting there: Veteran's Park, next to VFW, US61 and Lake Ave S in White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake Fishing Pier Water: White Bear Maintained by: City of White Bear Lake Getting there: In White Bear Lake, Lions Park, 4410 Lake Ave S.

What to bring

Every spot above is bank fishing, which is what this site is about. The Shore Setup Selector asks four questions about the water in front of you and returns one rig, and the one setup to start with covers what to buy first. If the spot is a pier over deeper water, when to add a bullet weight is the one to read before you go.

Before you drive

DNR lists these public fishing sites; the managing organization is shown in each row. A map pin identifies a recorded site, not a guarantee of current access or a report that bass are there. Check with the manager before traveling.

A spot marked "Not recorded as accessible" has a false ADA-accessibility flag in DNR's data. A spot with no note has an unspecified flag; that does not tell us whether anyone assessed accessibility. Confirm current facilities with the manager.

Lake and access data on this page comes from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Public Fishing Sites in Minnesota. MN DNR contributed the data and does not endorse this site. We publish it under DNR's general data licence, which requires this credit and forbids reselling the data, so there is no download here. Check the DNR record before you drive: access, fees, and regulations change, and DNR's copy is the current one.